Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was born in England of Scottish (England born) singer-songwriter and political activist Ewan MacColl
and dancer Jean Newlove. She wrote and recorded several pop hits
between the early 1980s and the 1990s. In addition, she sang on hit
recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, notably on tracks by The Smiths and The Pogues. At the age of 41, MacColl's life was cut short by an accident in Mexico.